like clockwork
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Mary: I've just popped in to thank you very much for organizing last weekend's trip to the seaside for the old folk.
Julia: That's very kind of you. They all seemed to enjoy it.
Mary: They certainly did. Everything went like clockwork, in fact I don't think you could have done it better.
Julia: I'm not sure about that, there were one or two things that could have been improved.
Mary: In a perfect world perhaps, but as far as I'm concerned it was a great success. So thank you again.
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If you say that something happens like clockwork you mean that it happens without any problems or delays, or happens regularly.
Example: He reorganized Standard Brands twice a year, like clockwork
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Idioms connected with Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving is also celebrated in Canada but on the second Monday in October, whilst it is always held on the fourth Thursday in November in the US.
To be stuffed – To be full and can’t eat anymore
The meal was absolutely delicious. I’m afraid I can’t eat one morsel more.I’m stuffed
To go cold turkey – to suddenly stop a bad habit and suffer from it at the beginning. (This is often used when talking about a drug addict who suddenly stops taking drugs.)
Many people who attempt to quit smoking do so by going cold turkeyrather than by gradually cutting down.”
To count your blessings – to be grateful for the good things in your life
We have a lovely home, healthy children and each other – we shouldcount our blessings.
A stuffed shirt – a person who behaves in a very formal way and expects to be treated as someone very important
The stuffed shirts in this company don’t realise that they need new blood if we are to survive the crisis.
A blessing in disguise – something that at first appears to be bad orunlucky but is actually good
I was really upset when I was first made redundant but when I look back now, it was a blessing in disguise. I’ve never been happier with my current work.
To talk turkey (mainly American English) – to discuss a problem in aserious way with a real intention to solve it
The politicians need to stop messing around and start talking turkey.
To be a mixed blessing – something that has bad effects as well asadvantages
Being beautiful can be a mixed blessing. On the one hand, you receive a lot of attention, but on the other hand, people don’t always take you seriously.
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Difference between present continuous and be going to
Difference between present continuous and be going to
Both going to and present continuous are used to talk about future actions and events that have some present reality. So, for example, if we say that something is happening or going to happen, it is usually already decided or planned.
We are going to get new windows.
We are getting new windows.
As you can see, both sentences express nearly the same idea.
Both present continuous and be going to can be used to express the same idea. In some cases there is a difference of meaning.
The present continuous tense is common with verbs of movement.
I am just popping out to the café.
Are you coming to the party?
The present continuous tense is mainly used to talk about personal arrangements and fixed plans. Be going to can also be used to express the same idea; however, it puts an extra emphasis on the idea of intention.
- (I am going to get a new job. (= I intend to get a job
- I am getting a new job. (= It is already decided / arranged. Here the focus is on the arrangement.)
- (What are you doing this evening? (A question about arrangements
- Are you going to do anything about that letter you received from the civic authorities? (A question about the intentions of the listener)
- (I am seeing Peter tomorrow. (Here the emphasis is on the arrangement that already exists
- I am going to ask him to stop borrowing my car. (Here the emphasis is on the intentions of (the speaker
Events outside people’s control
We do not normally use the present continuous to talk about events that are outside people’s control.
- (.It is going to snow before long. (NOT It is snowing before long
- Look at the sky. It is going to rain.
- Prices are going to fall.
The sentences ‘It is raining’ and ‘Prices are falling’ have altogether different meanings. They are used to talk about actions or situations that are in progress at the moment. Be going to is only used to talk about future events
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